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Evans L, Walker R, MacDiarmid J, Brahmbhatt H, Anazodo A, McCowage G, Gifford AJ, Kavallaris M, Trahair T, Ziegler DS. A Phase 1 Study of Intravenous EGFR-ErbituxEDVsMIT in Children with Solid or CNS Tumours Expressing Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Target Oncol 2024; 19:333-342. [PMID: 38546944 PMCID: PMC11111512 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-024-01051-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent or refractory solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumours in paediatric patients have limited treatment options and carry a poor prognosis. The EnGeneIC Dream Vector (EDV) is a novel nanocell designed to deliver cytotoxic medication directly to the tumour. The epidermal growth factor receptor is expressed in several CNS and solid tumours and is the target for bispecific antibodies attached to the EDV. OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and tolerability of EGFR-Erbitux receptor EnGeneIC Dream Vector with mitoxantrone (EEDVsMit) in children with recurrent / refractory solid or CNS tumours expressing EGFR. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients aged 2-21 years with relapsed or refractory CNS and solid tumours, or radiologically diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), were treated in this phase I open-label study of single agent EEDVsMit. Thirty-seven patients' tumours were screened for EGFR expression. EEDVsMit was administered twice weekly in the first cycle and weekly thereafter. Standard dose escalation with a rolling 6 design was employed. Dosing commenced at 5 × 108 EEDVsMit per dose and escalated to 5 × 109 EEDVsMit per dose. RESULTS EGFR expression was detected in 12 (32%) of the paediatric tumours tested. Nine patients were enrolled and treated on the trial, including three patients with diffuse midline glioma. Overall, EEDVsMit was well tolerated, with no dose-limiting toxicities observed. The most common drug-related adverse events were grade 1-2 fever, nausea and vomiting, rash, lymphopaenia, and mildly deranged liver function tests. All patients had disease progression, including one patient who achieved a mixed response as the best response. CONCLUSIONS EGFR-Erbitux receptor targeted EnGeneIC Dream Vector with mitoxantrone can be safely delivered in paediatric patients aged 2-21 years with solid or CNS tumours harbouring EGFR expression. The discovery of EGFR expression in a high proportion of paediatric gliomas means that EGFR may be useful as a target for other treatment strategies. Targeted therapeutic-loaded EDVs may be worth exploring further for their role in stimulating an anti-tumour immune response. CLINICALTRIALS GOV IDENTIFIER NCT02687386.
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- Louise Evans
- Michael Rice Centre for Haematology and Oncology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, 5006, Australia
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- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QL, 4101, Australia
- School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, QL, 4006, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Anatomical Pathology, NSW Heath Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
- Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
- Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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Yu M, Hu S, Tang B, Yang H, Sun D. Engineering Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 as a microbial chassis for therapeutic and industrial applications. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 67:108202. [PMID: 37343690 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Genetically engineered microbes, especially Escherichia coli, have been widely used in the biosynthesis of proteins and metabolites for medical and industrial applications. As a traditional probiotic with a well-established safety record, E. coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) has recently emerged as a microbial chassis for generating living therapeutics, drug delivery vehicles, and microbial platforms for industrial production. Despite the availability of genetic tools for engineering laboratory E. coli K-12 and B strains, new genetic engineering systems are still greatly needed to expand the application range of EcN. In this review, we have summarized the latest progress in the development of genetic engineering systems in EcN, as well as their applications in the biosynthesis and delivery of valuable small molecules and biomacromolecules of medical and/or industrial interest, followed by a glimpse of how this rapidly growing field will evolve in the future.
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- Mingjing Yu
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China.
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Kishore V, Gaiwala Sharma SS, Raghunand TR. Septum site placement in Mycobacteria - identification and characterisation of mycobacterial homologues of Escherichia coli MinD. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2023; 169:001359. [PMID: 37526955 PMCID: PMC10482377 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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A major virulence trait of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is its ability to enter a dormant state within its human host. Since cell division is intimately linked to metabolic shut down, understanding the mechanism of septum formation and its integration with other events in the division pathway is likely to offer clues to the molecular basis of dormancy. The M. tb genome lacks obvious homologues of several conserved cell division proteins, and this study was aimed at identifying and functionally characterising mycobacterial homologues of the E. coli septum site specification protein MinD (Ec MinD). Sequence homology based analyses suggested that the genomes of both M. tb and the saprophyte Mycobacterium smegmatis (M. smegmatis) encode two putative Ec MinD homologues - Rv1708/MSMEG_3743 and Rv3660c/ MSMEG_6171. Of these, Rv1708/MSMEG_3743 were found to be the true homologues, through complementation of the E. coli ∆minDE mutant HL1, overexpression studies, and structural comparisons. Rv1708 and MSMEG_3743 fully complemented the mini-cell phenotype of HL1, and over-expression of MSMEG_3743 in M. smegmatis led to cell elongation and a drastic decrease in c.f.u. counts, indicating its essentiality in cell-division. MSMEG_3743 displayed ATPase activity, consistent with its containing a conserved Walker A motif. Interaction of Rv1708 with the chromosome associated proteins ScpA and ParB, implied a link between its septum formation role, and chromosome segregation. Comparative structural analyses showed Rv1708 to be closer in similarity to Ec MinD than Rv3660c. In summary we identify Rv1708 and MSMEG_3743 to be homologues of Ec MinD, adding a critical missing piece to the mycobacterial cell division puzzle.
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- Vimal Kishore
- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road Hyderabad - 500007, India
- Present address: National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), NCCS Complex, University of Pune Campus, Pune University Rd, Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411007, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road Hyderabad - 500007, India
- Present address: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road Hyderabad - 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India
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Homma M, Mizuno A, Hao Y, Kojima S. Functional analysis of the N-terminal region of Vibrio FlhG, a MinD-type ATPase in flagellar number control. J Biochem 2022; 172:99-107. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvac047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Summary
GTPase FlhF and ATPase FlhG are two key factors involved in regulating the flagellum number in Vibrio alginolyticus. FlhG is a paralog of the Escherichia coli cell division regulator MinD and has a longer N-terminal region than MinD with a conserved DQAxxLR motif. The deletion of this N-terminal region or a Q9A mutation in the DQAxxLR motif prevents FlhG from activating the GTPase activity of FlhF in vitro and causes a multi-flagellation phenotype. The mutant FlhG proteins, especially the N-terminally deleted variant, was remarkably reduced compared to that of the wild-type protein in vivo. When the mutant FlhG was expressed at the same level as the wild-type FlhG, the number of flagella was restored to the wild-type level. Once synthesized in Vibrio cells, the N-terminal region mutation in FlhG seems not to affect the protein stability. We speculated that the flhG translation efficiency is decreased by N-terminal mutation. Our results suggest that the N-terminal region of FlhG controls the number of flagella by adjusting the FlhF activity and the amount of FlhG in vivo. We speculate that the regulation by FlhG, achieved through transcription by the master regulator FlaK, is affected by the mutations, resulting in reduced flagellar formation by FlhF.
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- Michio Homma
- Graduate School of Science Division of Biological Science, , Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science Division of Biological Science, , Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science Division of Biological Science, , Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science Division of Biological Science, , Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Brahmbhatt H, MacDiarmid JA. Bacterial minicells to the rescue: cyto-Immunotherapy for the treatment of late stage cancers with minimal to no toxicity. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:91-94. [PMID: 34665932 PMCID: PMC8719834 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Himanshu Brahmbhatt
- EnGeneIC Pty LtdBuilding 2, 25 Sirius Road, Lane Cove WestSydneyNSW2066Australia
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Palanisamy N, Öztürk MA, Akmeriç EB, Di Ventura B. C-terminal eYFP fusion impairs Escherichia coli MinE function. Open Biol 2020; 10:200010. [PMID: 32456552 PMCID: PMC7276532 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The Escherichia coli Min system plays an important role in the proper placement of the septum ring at mid-cell during cell division. MinE forms a pole-to-pole spatial oscillator with the membrane-bound ATPase MinD, resulting in MinD concentration being the lowest at mid-cell. MinC, the direct inhibitor of the septum initiator protein FtsZ, forms a complex with MinD at the membrane, mirroring its polar gradients. Therefore, MinC-mediated FtsZ inhibition occurs away from mid-cell. Min oscillations are often studied in living cells by time-lapse microscopy using fluorescently labelled Min proteins. Here, we show that, despite permitting oscillations to occur in a range of protein concentrations, the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (eYFP) C-terminally fused to MinE impairs its function. Combining in vivo, in vitro and in silico approaches, we demonstrate that eYFP compromises the ability of MinE to displace MinC from MinD, to stimulate MinD ATPase activity and to directly bind to the membrane. Moreover, we reveal that MinE-eYFP is prone to aggregation. In silico analyses predict that other fluorescent proteins are also likely to compromise several functionalities of MinE, suggesting that the results presented here are not specific to eYFP.
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- Navaneethan Palanisamy
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS), University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Heermann T, Ramm B, Glaser S, Schwille P. Local Self-Enhancement of MinD Membrane Binding in Min Protein Pattern Formation. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:3191-3204. [PMID: 32199984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The proteins MinD, MinE and MinC are constitutive for the spatiotemporal organization of cell division in Escherichia coli, in particular, for positioning the division machinery at mid-cell. To achieve this function, the ATPase MinD and the ATPase-activating protein MinE undergo coordinated pole-to-pole oscillations and have thus become a paradigm for protein pattern formation in biology. The exact molecular mechanisms enabling MinDE self-organization, and particularly the role of cooperativity in the membrane binding of MinD, thought to be a key requirement, have remained poorly understood. However, for bottom-up synthetic biology aiming at a de novo design of key cellular features, elucidating these mechanisms is of great relevance. By combining in vitro reconstitution with rationally guided mutagenesis of MinD, we found that when bound to membranes, MinD displays new interfaces for multimerization, which are distinct from the canonical MinD dimerization site. We propose that these additional transient interactions contribute to the local self-enhancement of MinD at the membrane, while their relative lability maintains the structural plasticity required for MinDE wave propagation. This could represent a powerful structural regulation feature not reported so far for self-organizing proteins.
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- Tamara Heermann
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Planegg, Germany.
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Ramm B, Heermann T, Schwille P. The E. coli MinCDE system in the regulation of protein patterns and gradients. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:4245-4273. [PMID: 31317204 PMCID: PMC6803595 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03218-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Molecular self-organziation, also regarded as pattern formation, is crucial for the correct distribution of cellular content. The processes leading to spatiotemporal patterns often involve a multitude of molecules interacting in complex networks, so that only very few cellular pattern-forming systems can be regarded as well understood. Due to its compositional simplicity, the Escherichia coli MinCDE system has, thus, become a paradigm for protein pattern formation. This biological reaction diffusion system spatiotemporally positions the division machinery in E. coli and is closely related to ParA-type ATPases involved in most aspects of spatiotemporal organization in bacteria. The ATPase MinD and the ATPase-activating protein MinE self-organize on the membrane as a reaction matrix. In vivo, these two proteins typically oscillate from pole-to-pole, while in vitro they can form a variety of distinct patterns. MinC is a passenger protein supposedly operating as a downstream cue of the system, coupling it to the division machinery. The MinCDE system has helped to extract not only the principles underlying intracellular patterns, but also how they are shaped by cellular boundaries. Moreover, it serves as a model to investigate how patterns can confer information through specific and non-specific interactions with other molecules. Here, we review how the three Min proteins self-organize to form patterns, their response to geometric boundaries, and how these patterns can in turn induce patterns of other molecules, focusing primarily on experimental approaches and developments.
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- Beatrice Ramm
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany.
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Effects of geometry and topography on Min-protein dynamics. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203050. [PMID: 30161173 PMCID: PMC6117030 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In the rod-shaped bacterium Escherichia coli, the center is selected by the Min-proteins as the site of cell division. To this end, the proteins periodically translocate between the two cell poles, where they suppress assembly of the cell division machinery. Ample evidence notably obtained from in vitro reconstitution experiments suggests that the oscillatory pattern results from self-organization of the proteins MinD and MinE in presence of a membrane. A mechanism built on cooperative membrane attachment of MinD and persistent MinD removal from the membrane induced by MinE has been shown to be able to reproduce the observed Min-protein patterns in rod-shaped E. coli and on flat supported lipid bilayers. Here, we report our results of a numerical investigation of patterns generated by this mechanism in various geoemtries. Notably, we consider the dynamics on membrane patches of different forms, on topographically structured lipid bilayers, and in closed geometries of various shapes. We find that all previously described patterns can be reproduced by the mechanism. However, it requires different parameter sets for reproducing the patterns in closed and in open geometries.
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Alfaleh MA, Howard CB, Sedliarou I, Jones ML, Gudhka R, Vanegas N, Weiss J, Suurbach JH, de Bakker CJ, Milne MR, Rumballe BA, MacDiarmid JA, Brahmbhatt H, Mahler SM. Targeting mesothelin receptors with drug-loaded bacterial nanocells suppresses human mesothelioma tumour growth in mouse xenograft models. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186137. [PMID: 29059207 PMCID: PMC5653298 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Human malignant mesothelioma is a chemoresistant tumour that develops from mesothelial cells, commonly associated with asbestos exposure. Malignant mesothelioma incidence rates in European countries are still rising and Australia has one of the highest burdens of malignant mesothelioma on a population basis in the world. Therapy using systemic delivery of free cytotoxic agents is associated with many undesirable side effects due to non-selectivity, and is thus dose-limited which limits its therapeutic potential. Therefore, increasing the selectivity of anti-cancer agents has the potential to dramatically enhance drug efficacy and reduce toxicity. EnGeneIC Dream Vectors (EDV) are antibody-targeted nanocells which can be loaded with cytotoxic drugs and delivered to specific cancer cells via bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) which target the EDV and a cancer cell-specific receptor, simultaneously. BsAbs were designed to target doxorubicin-loaded EDVs to cancer cells via cell surface mesothelin (MSLN). Flow cytometry was used to investigate cell binding and induction of apoptosis, and confocal microscopy to visualize internalization. Mouse xenograft models were used to assess anti-tumour effects in vivo, followed by immunohistochemistry for ex vivo evaluation of proliferation and necrosis. BsAb-targeted, doxorubicin-loaded EDVs were able to bind to and internalize within mesothelioma cells in vitro via MSLN receptors and induce apoptosis. In mice xenografts, the BsAb-targeted, doxorubicin-loaded EDVs suppressed the tumour growth and also decreased cell proliferation. Thus, the use of MSLN-specific antibodies to deliver encapsulated doxorubicin can provide a novel and alternative modality for treatment of mesothelioma.
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- Mohamed A. Alfaleh
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Pharmacy; King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Research Council Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Cancer Therapeutics, EnGeneIC Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Research Council Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Cancer Therapeutics, EnGeneIC Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Therapeutics, EnGeneIC Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Therapeutics, EnGeneIC Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Therapeutics, EnGeneIC Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Research Council Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Caspi Y, Dekker C. Mapping out Min protein patterns in fully confined fluidic chambers. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27885986 PMCID: PMC5217063 DOI: 10.7554/elife.19271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The bacterial Min protein system provides a major model system for studying reaction-diffusion processes in biology. Here we present the first in vitro study of the Min system in fully confined three-dimensional chambers that are lithography-defined, lipid-bilayer coated and isolated through pressure valves. We identify three typical dynamical behaviors that occur dependent on the geometrical chamber parameters: pole-to-pole oscillations, spiral rotations, and traveling waves. We establish the geometrical selection rules and show that, surprisingly, Min-protein spiral rotations govern the larger part of the geometrical phase diagram. Confinement as well as an elevated temperature reduce the characteristic wavelength of the Min patterns, although even for confined chambers with a bacterial-level viscosity, the patterns retain a ~5 times larger wavelength than in vivo. Our results provide an essential experimental base for modeling of intracellular Min gradients in bacterial cell division as well as, more generally, for understanding pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19271.001 Some proteins can spontaneously organize themselves into ordered patterns within living cells. One widely studied pattern is made in a rod-shaped bacterium called Escherichia coli by a group of proteins called the Min proteins. The pattern formed by the Min proteins allows an E. coli cell to produce two equally sized daughter cells when it divides by ensuring that the division machinery correctly assembles at the center of the parent cell. These proteins move back and forth between the two ends of the parent cell so that the levels of Min proteins are highest at the ends and lowest in the middle. Since the Min proteins act to inhibit the assembly of the cell division machinery, this machinery only assembles in locations where the level of Min proteins is at its lowest, that is, at the middle of the cell. When Min proteins are purified and placed within an artificial compartment that contains a source of chemical energy and is covered by a membrane similar to the membranes that surround cells, they spontaneously form traveling waves on top of the membrane in many directions along to surface. It is not clear how these waves relate to the oscillations seen in E. coli. Caspi and Dekker now analyze the behavior of purified Min proteins inside chambers of various sizes that are fully enclosed by a membrane. The results show that in narrow chambers, Min proteins move back and forth (i.e. oscillate) from one side to the other. However, in wider containers the wave motion is more common. In containers of medium width the Min proteins rotate in a spiral fashion. Caspi and Dekker propose that the spiral rotations are the underlying pattern formed by Min proteins and that the back and forth motion is caused by spirals being cut short. In other words, if a spiral cannot form because the compartment is too small then the back and forth motion emerges. Similarly, Caspi and Dekker propose that the waves emerge in larger containers when multiple spirals come together. These findings suggest that the different patterns that Min proteins form in bacterial cells and artificial compartments arise from different underlying mechanisms. The next step will be to investigate other differences in how the patterns of Min proteins form in E. coli and in artificial compartments. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19271.002
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- Yaron Caspi
- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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Mijakovic I, Grangeasse C, Turgay K. Exploring the diversity of protein modifications: special bacterial phosphorylation systems. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2016; 40:398-417. [PMID: 26926353 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Protein modifications not only affect protein homeostasis but can also establish new cellular protein functions and are important components of complex cellular signal sensing and transduction networks. Among these post-translational modifications, protein phosphorylation represents the one that has been most thoroughly investigated. Unlike in eukarya, a large diversity of enzyme families has been shown to phosphorylate and dephosphorylate proteins on various amino acids with different chemical properties in bacteria. In this review, after a brief overview of the known bacterial phosphorylation systems, we focus on more recently discovered and less widely known kinases and phosphatases. Namely, we describe in detail tyrosine- and arginine-phosphorylation together with some examples of unusual serine-phosphorylation systems and discuss their potential role and function in bacterial physiology, and regulatory networks. Investigating these unusual bacterial kinase and phosphatases is not only important to understand their role in bacterial physiology but will help to generally understand the full potential and evolution of protein phosphorylation for signal transduction, protein modification and homeostasis in all cellular life.
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- Ivan Mijakovic
- Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- Unité Microbiologie Moléculaire et Biochimie Structurale, UMR 5086-CNRS/ Université Lyon 1, Lyon 69367, France
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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Park KT, Du S, Lutkenhaus J. MinC/MinD copolymers are not required for Min function. Mol Microbiol 2015; 98:895-909. [PMID: 26268537 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In Escherichia coli, precise placement of the cytokinetic Z ring at midcell requires the concerted action of the three Min proteins. MinD activates MinC, an inhibitor of FtsZ, at least in part, by recruiting it to the membrane and targeting it to the Z ring, while MinE stimulates the MinD ATPase inducing an oscillation that directs MinC/MinD activity away from midcell. Recently, MinC and MinD were shown to form copolymers of alternating dimers of MinC and MinD, and it was suggested that these copolymers are the active form of MinC/MinD. Here, we use MinD mutants defective in binding MinC to generate heterodimers with wild-type MinD that are unable to form MinC/MinD copolymers. Similarly, MinC mutants defective in binding to MinD were used to generate heterodimers with wild-type MinC that are unable to form copolymers. Such heterodimers are active and in the case of MinC were shown to mediate spatial regulation of the Z ring demonstrating that MinC/MinD copolymer formation is not required. Our results are consistent with a model in which a membrane anchored MinC/MinD complex is targeted to the Z ring through the conserved carboxy tail of FtsZ leading to breakage of FtsZ filaments.
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- Kyung-Tae Park
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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Kretschmer S, Schwille P. Toward Spatially Regulated Division of Protocells: Insights into the E. coli Min System from in Vitro Studies. Life (Basel) 2014; 4:915-28. [PMID: 25513760 PMCID: PMC4284474 DOI: 10.3390/life4040915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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For reconstruction of controlled cell division in a minimal cell model, or protocell, a positioning mechanism that spatially regulates division is indispensable. In Escherichia coli, the Min proteins oscillate from pole to pole to determine the division site by inhibition of the primary divisome protein FtsZ anywhere but in the cell middle. Remarkably, when reconstituted under defined conditions in vitro, the Min proteins self-organize into spatiotemporal patterns in the presence of a lipid membrane and ATP. We review recent progress made in studying the Min system in vitro, particularly focusing on the effects of various physicochemical parameters and boundary conditions on pattern formation. Furthermore, we discuss implications and challenges for utilizing the Min system for division site placement in protocells.
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- Simon Kretschmer
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, Martinsried 82152, Germany.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, Martinsried 82152, Germany.
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Conti J, Viola MG, Camberg JL. The bacterial cell division regulators MinD and MinC form polymers in the presence of nucleotide. FEBS Lett 2014; 589:201-6. [PMID: 25497011 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Min system of proteins, consisting of MinC, MinD and MinE, is essential for normal cell division in Escherichia coli. MinC forms a polar gradient to restrict placement of the division septum to midcell. MinC localization occurs through a direct interaction with MinD, a membrane-associating Par-like ATPase. MinE stimulates ATP hydrolysis by MinD, thereby releasing MinD from the membrane. Here, we show that MinD forms polymers with MinC and ATP without the addition of phospholipids. The topological regulator MinE induces disassembly of MinCD polymers. Two MinD mutant proteins, MinD(K11A) and MinD(ΔMTS15), are unable to form polymers with MinC.
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- Joseph Conti
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
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Zieske K, Schwille P. Reconstitution of self-organizing protein gradients as spatial cues in cell-free systems. eLife 2014; 3. [PMID: 25271375 PMCID: PMC4215534 DOI: 10.7554/elife.03949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Intracellular protein gradients are significant determinants of spatial organization. However, little is known about how protein patterns are established, and how their positional information directs downstream processes. We have accomplished the reconstitution of a protein concentration gradient that directs the assembly of the cell division machinery in E.coli from the bottom-up. Reconstituting self-organized oscillations of MinCDE proteins in membrane-clad soft-polymer compartments, we demonstrate that distinct time-averaged protein concentration gradients are established. Our minimal system allows to study complex organizational principles, such as spatial control of division site placement by intracellular protein gradients, under simplified conditions. In particular, we demonstrate that FtsZ, which marks the cell division site in many bacteria, can be targeted to the middle of a cell-like compartment. Moreover, we show that compartment geometry plays a major role in Min gradient establishment, and provide evidence for a geometry-mediated mechanism to partition Min proteins during bacterial development.
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- Katja Zieske
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Munich, Germany
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Asymmetric constriction of dividing Escherichia coli cells induced by expression of a fusion between two min proteins. J Bacteriol 2014; 196:2089-100. [PMID: 24682325 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01425-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Min system, consisting of MinC, MinD, and MinE, plays an important role in localizing the Escherichia coli cell division machinery to midcell by preventing FtsZ ring (Z ring) formation at cell poles. MinC has two domains, MinCn and MinCc, which both bind to FtsZ and act synergistically to inhibit FtsZ polymerization. Binary fission of E. coli usually proceeds symmetrically, with daughter cells at roughly 180° to each other. In contrast, we discovered that overproduction of an artificial MinCc-MinD fusion protein in the absence of other Min proteins induced frequent and dramatic jackknife-like bending of cells at division septa, with cell constriction predominantly on the outside of the bend. Mutations in the fusion known to disrupt MinCc-FtsZ, MinCc-MinD, or MinD-membrane interactions largely suppressed bending division. Imaging of FtsZ-green fluorescent protein (GFP) showed no obvious asymmetric localization of FtsZ during MinCc-MinD overproduction, suggesting that a downstream activity of the Z ring was inhibited asymmetrically. Consistent with this, MinCc-MinD fusions localized predominantly to segments of the Z ring at the inside of developing cell bends, while FtsA (but not ZipA) tended to localize to the outside. As FtsA is required for ring constriction, we propose that this asymmetric localization pattern blocks constriction of the inside of the septal ring while permitting continued constriction of the outside portion.
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We describe the placement of the cytoplasmic FtsZ protein, an essential component of the division septum, in nucleoid-free Escherichia coli maxicells. The absence of the nucleoid is accompanied in maxicells by degradation of the SlmA protein. This protein, together with the nucleoid, prevents the placement of the septum in the regions occupied by the chromosome by a mechanism called nucleoid occlusion (NO). A second septum placement mechanism, the MinCDE system (Min) involving a pole-to-pole oscillation of three proteins, nonetheless remains active in maxicells. Both Min and NO act on the polymerization of FtsZ, preventing its assembly into an FtsZ-ring except at midcell. Our results show that even in the total absence of NO, Min oscillations can direct placement of FtsZ in maxicells. Deletion of the FtsZ carboxyl terminal domain (FtsZ*), a central hub that receives signals from a variety of proteins including MinC, FtsA and ZipA, produces a Min-insensitive form of FtsZ unable to interact with the membrane-anchoring FtsA and ZipA proteins. This protein produces a totally disorganized pattern of FtsZ localization inside the maxicell cytoplasm. In contrast, FtsZ*-VM, an artificially cytoplasmic membrane-anchored variant of FtsZ*, forms helical or repetitive ring structures distributed along the entire length of maxicells even in the absence of NO. These results show that membrane anchoring is needed to organize FtsZ into rings and underscore the role of the C-terminal hub of FtsZ for their correct placement.
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Bonny M, Fischer-Friedrich E, Loose M, Schwille P, Kruse K. Membrane binding of MinE allows for a comprehensive description of Min-protein pattern formation. PLoS Comput Biol 2013; 9:e1003347. [PMID: 24339757 PMCID: PMC3854456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The rod-shaped bacterium Escherichia coli selects the cell center as site of division with the help of the proteins MinC, MinD, and MinE. This protein system collectively oscillates between the two cell poles by alternately binding to the membrane in one of the two cell halves. This dynamic behavior, which emerges from the interaction of the ATPase MinD and its activator MinE on the cell membrane, has become a paradigm for protein self-organization. Recently, it has been found that not only the binding of MinD to the membrane, but also interactions of MinE with the membrane contribute to Min-protein self-organization. Here, we show that by accounting for this finding in a computational model, we can comprehensively describe all observed Min-protein patterns in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, by varying the system's geometry, our computations predict patterns that have not yet been reported. We confirm these predictions experimentally. Cellular protein structures have long been suggested to form by protein self-organization. A particularly clear example is provided by the proteins MinC, MinD, and MinE selecting the center as site of cell division in the rod-shaped bacterium Escherichia coli. Based on binding of MinD to the cytoplasmic membrane and an antagonistic action of MinE, which induces the release of MinD into the cytoplasm, these proteins oscillate from pole to pole, where they inhibit cell division. Supporting the idea of self-organization being the cause of the Min oscillations, purified Min proteins were found to spontaneously form traveling waves on supported lipid bilayers. A comprehensive understanding of the Min patterns formed under various conditions remains elusive. We have performed a computational analysis of Min-protein dynamics taking into account the recently discovered persistent action of MinE. We show that this property allows to reproduce all observed Min-protein patterns in a unified framework. Furthermore, our analysis predicts new structures, which we observed experimentally. Our study highlights that mechanisms underlying the spontaneous formation of protein patterns under purified in vitro conditions can also generate patterns inside complex intracellular environments.
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- Mike Bonny
- Theoretische Physik, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Zellbiologie und Genetik, Dresden, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- Theoretische Physik, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Nguyen THK, Doan VTT, Ha LD, Nguyen HN. Molecular Cloning, Expression of minD Gene from Lactobacillus acidophilus VTCC-B-871 and Analyses to Identify Lactobacillus rhamnosus PN04 from Vietnam Hottuynia cordata Thunb. Indian J Microbiol 2013; 53:385-90. [PMID: 24426140 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-013-0384-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The minD gene encoding an inhibitor cell division MinD homolog from Lactobacillus acidophilus VTCC-B-871 was cloned. We showed that there were 97 % homology between minD genes of L. acidophilus VTCC-B-871 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lc705. Based on the analysis of the DNA sequence data from the L. rhamnosus genome project and sequenced minD gene of L. acidophilus VTCC-B-871, a pair of primers was designed to identified the different minD genes from L. acidophilus ATCC 4356, L. rhamnosus ATCC 11443. Besides, the polymerase chain reaction product of minD gene was also obtained in L. rhamnosus PN04, a strain was isolated from Vietnamese Hottuynia cordata Thunb. In addition, we performed a phylogenetic analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of MinD homologs from L. acidophilus VTCC-B-871 with the other strains and compared the predicted three-dimension structure of L. acidophilus VTCC-B-871 MinD with Escherichia coli MinD, there are similarity that showed evolution of these strains. The overexpression of L. acidophilus VTCC-B-871 MinD in E. coli led to cell filamentation in IPTG and morphology changes in different sugar stresses, interestingly. The present study is the first report characterizing the Lactobacilus MinD homolog that will be useful in probiotic field.
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- Tu Hoang Khue Nguyen
- School of Biotechnology, International University, Hochiminh City National University, Quarter 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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- School of Biotechnology, International University, Hochiminh City National University, Quarter 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Reference Substances, Institute for Drug Quality Control, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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- School of Biotechnology, International University, Hochiminh City National University, Quarter 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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Grangeasse C, Nessler S, Mijakovic I. Bacterial tyrosine kinases: evolution, biological function and structural insights. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2012; 367:2640-55. [PMID: 22889913 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Reversible protein phosphorylation is a major mechanism in the regulation of fundamental signalling events in all living organisms. Bacteria have been shown to possess a versatile repertoire of protein kinases, including histidine and aspartic acid kinases, serine/threonine kinases, and more recently tyrosine and arginine kinases. Tyrosine phosphorylation is today recognized as a key regulatory device of bacterial physiology, linked to exopolysaccharide production, virulence, stress response and DNA metabolism. However, bacteria have evolved tyrosine kinases that share no resemblance with their eukaryotic counterparts and are unique in exploiting the ATP/GTP-binding Walker motif to catalyse autophosphorylation and substrate phosphorylation on tyrosine. These enzymes, named BY-kinases (for Bacterial tYrosine kinases), have been identified in a majority of sequenced bacterial genomes, and to date no orthologues have been found in Eukarya. The aim of this review was to present the most recent knowledge about BY-kinases by focusing primarily on their evolutionary origin, structural and functional aspects, and emerging regulatory potential based on recent bacterial phosphoproteomic studies.
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- Christophe Grangeasse
- Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, IBCP, CNRS, Université de Lyon, UMR 5086, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon, France.
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Park KT, Wu W, Lovell S, Lutkenhaus J. Mechanism of the asymmetric activation of the MinD ATPase by MinE. Mol Microbiol 2012; 85:271-81. [PMID: 22651575 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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MinD is a component of the Min system involved in the spatial regulation of cell division. It is an ATPase in the MinD/ParA/Mrp deviant Walker A motif family which is within the P loop GTPase superfamily. Its ATPase activity is stimulated by MinE; however, the mechanism of this activation is unclear. MinD forms a symmetric dimer with two binding sites for MinE; however, a recent model suggested that MinE occupying one site was sufficient for ATP hydrolysis. By generating heterodimers with one binding site for MinE we show that one binding site is sufficient for stimulation of the MinD ATPase. Furthermore, comparison of structures of MinD and related proteins led us to examine the role of N45 in the switch I region. An asparagine at this position is conserved in four of the deviant Walker A motif subfamilies (MinD, chromosomal ParAs, Get3 and FleN) and we find that N45 in MinD is essential for MinE-stimulated ATPase activity and suggest that it is a key residue affected by MinE binding.
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- Kyung-Tae Park
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Minicells: Versatile vectors for targeted drug or si/shRNA cancer therapy. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2011; 22:909-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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One of the most fundamental features of biological systems is probably their ability to self-organize in space and time on different scales. Despite many elaborate theoretical models of how molecular self-organization can come about, only a few experimental systems of biological origin have so far been rigorously described, due mostly to their inherent complexity. The most promising strategy of modern biophysics is thus to identify minimal biological systems showing self-organized emergent behavior. One of the best-understood examples of protein self-organization, which has recently been successfully reconstituted in vitro, is represented by the oscillations of the Min proteins in Escherichia coli. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the mechanism of Min protein self-organization in vivo and in vitro. We discuss the potential of the Min oscillations to sense the geometry of the cell and suggest that spontaneous protein waves could be a general means of intracellular organization. We hypothesize that cooperative membrane binding and unbinding, e.g., as an energy-dependent switch, may act as an important regulatory mechanism for protein oscillations and pattern formation in the cell.
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- Martin Loose
- Biophysics, BIOTEC, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.
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Park KT, Wu W, Battaile KP, Lovell S, Holyoak T, Lutkenhaus J. The Min oscillator uses MinD-dependent conformational changes in MinE to spatially regulate cytokinesis. Cell 2011; 146:396-407. [PMID: 21816275 PMCID: PMC3155264 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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In E. coli, MinD recruits MinE to the membrane, leading to a coupled oscillation required for spatial regulation of the cytokinetic Z ring. How these proteins interact, however, is not clear because the MinD-binding regions of MinE are sequestered within a six-stranded β sheet and masked by N-terminal helices. minE mutations that restore interaction between some MinD and MinE mutants were isolated. These mutations alter the MinE structure leading to release of the MinD-binding regions and the N-terminal helices that bind the membrane. Crystallization of MinD-MinE complexes revealed a four-stranded β sheet MinE dimer with the released β strands (MinD-binding regions) converted to α helices bound to MinD dimers. These results identify the MinD-dependent conformational changes in MinE that convert it from a latent to an active form and lead to a model of how MinE persists at the MinD-membrane surface.
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- Kyung-Tae Park
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS 66160
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS 66160
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- IMCA-CAT, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Sector 17, APS Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Bldg. 435A, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
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- Structural Biology Center, University of Kansas, 2121 Simons Drive, Lawrence, KS 66047
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS 66160
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS 66160
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Wu W, Park KT, Holyoak T, Lutkenhaus J. Determination of the structure of the MinD-ATP complex reveals the orientation of MinD on the membrane and the relative location of the binding sites for MinE and MinC. Mol Microbiol 2011; 79:1515-28. [PMID: 21231967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07536.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The three Min proteins spatially regulate Z ring positioning in Escherichia coli and are dynamically associated with the membrane. MinD binds to vesicles in the presence of ATP and can recruit MinC or MinE. Biochemical and genetic evidence indicate the binding sites for these two proteins on MinD overlap. Here we solved the structure of a hydrolytic-deficient mutant of MinD truncated for the C-terminal amphipathic helix involved in binding to the membrane. The structure solved in the presence of ATP is a dimer and reveals the face of MinD abutting the membrane. Using a combination of random and extensive site-directed mutagenesis additional residues important for MinE and MinC binding were identified. The location of these residues on the MinD structure confirms that the binding sites overlap and reveals that the binding sites are at the dimer interface and exposed to the cytosol. The location of the binding sites at the dimer interface offers a simple explanation for the ATP dependence of MinC and MinE binding to MinD.
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- Wei Wu
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Gerdes K, Howard M, Szardenings F. Pushing and pulling in prokaryotic DNA segregation. Cell 2010; 141:927-42. [PMID: 20550930 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Revised: 04/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In prokaryotes, DNA can be segregated by three different types of cytoskeletal filaments. The best-understood type of partitioning (par) locus encodes an actin homolog called ParM, which forms dynamically unstable filaments that push plasmids apart in a process reminiscent of mitosis. However, the most common type of par locus, which is present on many plasmids and most bacterial chromosomes, encodes a P loop ATPase (ParA) that distributes plasmids equidistant from one another on the bacterial nucleoid. A third type of par locus encodes a tubulin homolog (TubZ) that forms cytoskeletal filaments that move rapidly with treadmill dynamics.
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- Kenn Gerdes
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK.
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Kang GB, Song HE, Kim MK, Youn HS, Lee JG, An JY, Chun JS, Jeon H, Eom SH. Crystal structure of Helicobacter pylori MinE, a cell division topological specificity factor. Mol Microbiol 2010; 76:1222-31. [PMID: 20398219 PMCID: PMC2883074 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07160.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Gram-negative bacteria, proper placement of the FtsZ ring, mediated by nucleoid occlusion and the activities of the dynamic oscillating Min proteins MinC, MinD and MinE, is required for correct positioning of the cell division septum. MinE is a topological specificity factor that counters the activity of MinCD division inhibitor at the mid-cell division site. Its structure consists of an anti-MinCD domain and a topology specificity domain (TSD). Previous NMR analysis of truncated Escherichia coli MinE showed that the TSD domain contains a long alpha-helix and two anti-parallel beta-strands, which mediate formation of a homodimeric alpha/beta structure. Here we report the crystal structure of full-length Helicobacter pylori MinE and redefine its TSD based on that structure. The N-terminal region of the TSD (residues 19-26), previously defined as part of the anti-MinCD domain, forms a beta-strand (betaA) and participates in TSD folding. In addition, H. pylori MinE forms a dimer through the interaction of anti-parallel betaA-strands. Moreover, we observed serial dimer-dimer interactions within the crystal packing, resulting in the formation of a multimeric structure. We therefore redefine the functional domain of MinE and propose that a multimeric filamentous structure is formed through anti-parallel beta-strand interactions.
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- Gil Bu Kang
- School of Life Science, Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Gwangju 500-712, Korea
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Hsieh CW, Lin TY, Lai HM, Lin CC, Hsieh TS, Shih YL. Direct MinE-membrane interaction contributes to the proper localization of MinDE in E. coli. Mol Microbiol 2009; 75:499-512. [PMID: 20025670 PMCID: PMC2814086 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.07006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dynamic oscillation of the Min system in Escherichia coli determines the placement of the division plane at the midcell. In addition to stimulating MinD ATPase activity, we report here that MinE can directly interact with the membrane and this interaction contributes to the proper MinDE localization and dynamics. The N-terminal domain of MinE is involved in direct contact between MinE and the membranes that may subsequently be stabilized by the C-terminal domain of MinE. In an in vitro system, MinE caused liposome deformation into membrane tubules, a property similar to that previously reported for MinD. We isolated a mutant MinE containing residue substitutions in R10, K11 and K12 that was fully capable of stimulating MinD ATPase activity, but was deficient in membrane binding. Importantly, this mutant was unable to support normal MinDE localization and oscillation, suggesting that direct MinE interaction with the membrane is critical for the dynamic behavior of the Min system.
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- Cheng-Wei Hsieh
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan
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Movement and equipositioning of plasmids by ParA filament disassembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:19369-74. [PMID: 19906997 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908347106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial plasmids encode partitioning (par) loci that confer stable plasmid inheritance. We showed previously that, in the presence of ParB and parC encoded by the par2 locus of plasmid pB171, ParA formed cytoskeletal-like structures that dynamically relocated over the nucleoid. Simultaneously, the par2 locus distributed plasmids regularly over the nucleoid. We show here that the dynamic ParA patterns are not simple oscillations. Rather, ParA nucleates and polymerizes in between plasmids. When a ParA assembly reaches a plasmid, the assembly reaction reverses into disassembly. Strikingly, plasmids consistently migrate behind disassembling ParA cytoskeletal structures, suggesting that ParA filaments pull plasmids by depolymerization. The perpetual cycles of ParA assembly and disassembly result in continuous relocation of plasmids, which, on time averaging, results in equidistribution of the plasmids. Mathematical modeling of ParA and plasmid dynamics support these interpretations. Mutational analysis supports a molecular mechanism in which the ParB/parC complex controls ParA filament depolymerization.
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Vats P, Yu J, Rothfield L. The dynamic nature of the bacterial cytoskeleton. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 66:3353-62. [PMID: 19641848 PMCID: PMC2810845 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0092-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2009] [Revised: 05/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Three of the four well-established bacterial cytoskeletal systems-the MreB, MinCDE, and FtsZ systems-undergo a variety of short-range and long-range dynamic behaviors. These include the cellular reorganization of the cytoskeletal elements, in which the proteins redistribute from a predominantly helical pole-to-pole pattern into annular structures near midcell. Despite their apparent similarity, these dramatic redistributional events in the three systems are in large part independent of each other. In addition, some of the cytoskeletal structures undergo oscillatory behavior in which the helical elements move repetitively back-and-forth between the two ends of the cell. The details and mechanisms underlying these dynamic cellular events are just now being revealed by fluorescence microscopy of intact cells, fluorescence photobleaching recovery studies, single molecule tracking techniques, and in vitro studies of the purified proteins.
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- Purva Vats
- Department of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
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Lutkenhaus J. Min Oscillation in Bacteria. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2008; 641:49-61. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09794-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Patrick JE, Kearns DB. MinJ (YvjD) is a topological determinant of cell division in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol 2008; 70:1166-79. [PMID: 18976281 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In Bacillus subtilis, FtsZ ring formation and cell division is favoured at the midcell because the inhibitor proteins MinC and MinD are indirectly restricted to the cell poles by the protein DivIVA. Here we identify MinJ, a topological determinant of medial FtsZ positioning that acts as an intermediary between DivIVA and MinD. Due to unrestricted MinD activity, cells mutated for minJ exhibited pleiotropic defects in homologous recombination, swarming motility and cell division. MinJ restricted MinD activity by localizing MinD to the cell poles through direct protein-protein interaction. MinJ itself localized to cell poles in a manner that was dependent on DivIVA. MinJ is conserved in other low G+C Gram-positive bacteria and may be an important component of cell division site selection in these organisms.
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- Joyce E Patrick
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Bacterial growth and cell division: a mycobacterial perspective. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2008; 72:126-56, table of contents. [PMID: 18322037 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00028-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The genus Mycobacterium is best known for its two major pathogenic species, M. tuberculosis and M. leprae, the causative agents of two of the world's oldest diseases, tuberculosis and leprosy, respectively. M. tuberculosis kills approximately two million people each year and is thought to latently infect one-third of the world's population. One of the most remarkable features of the nonsporulating M. tuberculosis is its ability to remain dormant within an individual for decades before reactivating into active tuberculosis. Thus, control of cell division is a critical part of the disease. The mycobacterial cell wall has unique characteristics and is impermeable to a number of compounds, a feature in part responsible for inherent resistance to numerous drugs. The complexity of the cell wall represents a challenge to the organism, requiring specialized mechanisms to allow cell division to occur. Besides these mycobacterial specializations, all bacteria face some common challenges when they divide. First, they must maintain their normal architecture during and after cell division. In the case of mycobacteria, that means synthesizing the many layers of complex cell wall and maintaining their rod shape. Second, they need to coordinate synthesis and breakdown of cell wall components to maintain integrity throughout division. Finally, they need to regulate cell division in response to environmental stimuli. Here we discuss these challenges and the mechanisms that mycobacteria employ to meet them. Because these organisms are difficult to study, in many cases we extrapolate from information known for gram-negative bacteria or more closely related GC-rich gram-positive organisms.
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Adams S, Maple J, Møller SG. Functional conservation of the MIN plastid division homologues of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANTA 2008; 227:1199-1211. [PMID: 18270733 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-008-0692-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Chloroplasts arise by binary fission from pre-existing plastids, thus division plays a key role in the development of these essential photosynthetic organelles. To ensure that actively dividing tissues accumulate large numbers of chloroplasts prior to cell division, chloroplast division and the cell cycle must be intimately linked. However, little is known about the regulation of the plastid division machinery during cell division and these questions are difficult to address in higher plants. For this purpose we have studied the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for its potential as a new system for chloroplast division research. Here we show the functional conservation of key components of the higher plant chloroplast machinery in Chlamydomonas. The highly conserved Chlamydomonas MinD homologue, CrMinD1, retains crucial protein-protein interactions, sub-cellular localisation and the ability to affect both higher plant plastid division and bacterial cell division. Furthermore, using the coupling of chloroplast and cell division in Chlamydomonas we have established that transcript levels of chloroplast division homologues significantly increase during cell division, with levels falling as division reaches completion.
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- Sally Adams
- Department of Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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Plastids are derived from free-living cyanobacteria that were engulfed by eukaryotic host cells through the process of endosymbiosis and, like their cyanobacterial ancestors, divide by binary fission. Over the last decade the continued identification and functional analysis of plastid division components, coupled with ever-increasing genomic resources, have yielded insights into the origins and evolution of the plastid division mechanism in higher plants. Here we review the current understanding of the evolution of the chloroplast division proteins and present a model of how the machinery has developed to execute plastid division in Arabidopsis.
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- Astrid E Tveitaskog
- Centre for Organelle Research, Department of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Stavanger, N-4036 Stavanger, Norway
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The positioning of a cytoskeletal element that dictates the division plane is a fundamental problem in biology. The assembly and positioning of this cytoskeletal element has to be coordinated with DNA segregation and cell growth to ensure that equal-sized progeny cells are produced, each with a copy of the chromosome. In most prokaryotes, cytokinesis involves positioning a Z ring assembled from FtsZ, the ancestral homologue of tubulin. The position of the Z ring is determined by a gradient of negative regulators of Z-ring assembly. In Escherichia coli, the Min system consists of three proteins that cooperate to position the Z ring through a fascinating oscillation, which inhibits the formation of the Z ring away from midcell. Additional gradients of negative regulators of FtsZ assembly are used by E. coli and other bacteria to achieve spatial control of Z-ring assembly.
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- Joe Lutkenhaus
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA.
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Vepachedu VR, Setlow P. Analysis of interactions between nutrient germinant receptors and SpoVA proteins ofBacillus subtilisspores. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007; 274:42-7. [PMID: 17573930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Yeast two-hybrid and Far Western analyses were used to detect interactions between Bacillus subtilis spores' nutrient germinant receptor proteins and proteins encoded by the spoVA operon, all of which are involved in spore germination and located in the spores' inner membrane. These analyses indicated that two subunits of the GerA nutrient germinant receptor interact, consistent with previous genetic data, and that some GerA proteins interact with SpoVAD and some with SpoVAE. SpoVA proteins appear to be involved in the release of the spore's dipicolinic acid during spore germination, an event triggered by the binding of nutrient germinants to their receptors. Consequently, these new findings suggest that nutrient germinant receptors physically contact SpoVA proteins, and presumably this is a route for signal transduction during spore germination.
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- Venkata Ramana Vepachedu
- Department of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06032-3305, USA
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Cytrynbaum EN, Marshall BDL. A multistranded polymer model explains MinDE dynamics in E. coli cell division. Biophys J 2007; 93:1134-50. [PMID: 17483175 PMCID: PMC1929034 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.097162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In Escherichia coli, the location of the site for cell division is regulated by the action of the Min proteins. These proteins undergo a periodic pole-to-pole oscillation that involves polymerization and ATPase activity of MinD under the controlling influence of MinE. This oscillation suppresses division near the poles while permitting division at midcell. Here, we propose a multistranded polymer model for MinD and MinE dynamics that quantitatively agrees with the experimentally observed dynamics in wild-type cells and in several well-studied mutant phenotypes. The model also provides new explanations for several phenotypes that have never been addressed by previous modeling attempts. In doing so, the model bridges a theoretical gap between protein structure, biochemistry, and mutant phenotypes. Finally, the model emphasizes the importance of nonequilibrium polymer dynamics in cell function by demonstrating how behavior analogous to the dynamic instability of microtubules is used by E. coli to achieve a sufficiently rapid timescale in controlling division site selection.
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- Eric N Cytrynbaum
- Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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MacDiarmid JA, Mugridge NB, Weiss JC, Phillips L, Burn AL, Paulin RP, Haasdyk JE, Dickson KA, Brahmbhatt VN, Pattison ST, James AC, Al Bakri G, Straw RC, Stillman B, Graham RM, Brahmbhatt H. Bacterially derived 400 nm particles for encapsulation and cancer cell targeting of chemotherapeutics. Cancer Cell 2007; 11:431-45. [PMID: 17482133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2007.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2006] [Revised: 12/03/2006] [Accepted: 03/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Systemic administration of chemotherapeutic agents results in indiscriminate drug distribution and severe toxicity. Here we report a technology potentially overcoming these shortcomings through encapsulation and cancer cell-specific targeting of chemotherapeutics in bacterially derived 400 nm minicells. We discovered that minicells can be packaged with therapeutically significant concentrations of chemotherapeutics of differing charge, hydrophobicity, and solubility. Targeting of minicells via bispecific antibodies to receptors on cancer cell membranes results in endocytosis, intracellular degradation, and drug release. This affects highly significant tumor growth inhibition and regression in mouse xenografts and case studies of lymphoma in dogs despite administration of minute amounts of drug and antibody; a factor critical for limiting systemic toxicity that should allow the use of complex regimens of combination chemotherapy.
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Bacterial cells contain a variety of structural filamentous proteins necessary for the spatial regulation of cell shape, cell division, and chromosome segregation, analogous to the eukaryotic cytoskeletal proteins. The molecular mechanisms by which these proteins function are beginning to be revealed, and these proteins show numerous three-dimensional structural features and biochemical properties similar to those of eukaryotic actin and tubulin, revealing their evolutionary relationship. Recent technological advances have illuminated links between cell division and chromosome segregation, suggesting a higher complexity and organization of the bacterial cell than was previously thought.
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- Katharine A Michie
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.
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Pcf11 and Clp1 are subunits of cleavage factor IA (CFIA), an essential polyadenylation factor in Saccahromyces cerevisiae. We have determined the structure of a ternary complex of Clp1 together with ATP and the Clp1-binding region of Pcf11. Clp1 contains three domains, a small N-terminal β sandwich domain, a C-terminal domain containing a novel α/β-fold and a central domain that binds ATP. The arrangement of the nucleotide binding site is similar to that observed in SIMIBI-class ATPase subunits found in other multisubunit macromolecular complexes. However, despite this similarity, nucleotide hydrolysis does not occur. The Pcf11 binding site is also located in the central domain where three highly conserved residues in Pcf11 mediate many of the protein–protein interactions. We propose that this conserved Clp1–Pcf11 interaction is responsible for maintaining a tight coupling between the Clp1 nucleotide binding subunit and the other components of the polyadenylation machinery. Moreover, we suggest that this complex represents a stabilized ATP bound form of Clp1 that requires the participation of other non-CFIA processing factors in order to initiate timely ATP hydrolysis during 3′ end processing.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: ++44 020 88162552; Fax: ++44 020 88162580;
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In recent years it has been shown that bacteria contain a number of cytoskeletal structures. The bacterial cytoplasmic elements include homologs of the three major types of eukaryotic cytoskeletal proteins (actin, tubulin, and intermediate filament proteins) and a fourth group, the MinD-ParA group, that appears to be unique to bacteria. The cytoskeletal structures play important roles in cell division, cell polarity, cell shape regulation, plasmid partition, and other functions. The proteins self-assemble into filamentous structures in vitro and form intracellular ordered structures in vivo. In addition, there are a number of filamentous bacterial elements that may turn out to be cytoskeletal in nature. This review attempts to summarize and integrate the in vivo and in vitro aspects of these systems and to evaluate the probable future directions of this active research field.
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- Yu-Ling Shih
- Department of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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Division site placement in Escherichia coli involves interactions of the MinD protein with MinC and MinE and with other MinD molecules to form membrane-associated polymeric structures. In this work, as part of a study of these interactions, we established that heterologous membrane-associated proteins such as MinD can be targeted to the yeast nuclear membrane, dependent only on the presence of a membrane-binding domain and a nuclear targeting sequence. Targeting to the nuclear membrane was equally effective using the intrinsic MinD membrane-targeting domain or the completely unrelated membrane-targeting domain of cytochrome b(5). The chimeric proteins differing in their membrane-targeting sequences were then used to establish the roles of membrane association and specificity of the membrane anchor in MinD interactions, using the yeast two-hybrid system. The chimeric proteins were also used to show that the membrane association of MinD and MinE in E. coli cells had no specificity for the membrane anchor, whereas formation of MinDE polar zones and MinE rings required the presence of the native MinD membrane-targeting sequence.
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- Aziz Taghbalout
- Department of Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.
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Soulat D, Jault JM, Duclos B, Geourjon C, Cozzone AJ, Grangeasse C. Staphylococcus aureus Operates Protein-tyrosine Phosphorylation through a Specific Mechanism. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:14048-56. [PMID: 16565080 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513600200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein phosphorylation on tyrosine has been originally characterized in animal systems and has been shown to be involved in several fundamental processes including signal transduction, growth control, and malignancy. It has been later demonstrated to occur also in a number of bacteria, and recent data suggest that it may participate in the control of bacterial pathogenicity. In this work, we provide evidence that the gram-positive human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus harbors a protein-tyrosine kinase activity. This activity is borne by a protein, termed Cap5B2, whose phosphorylating capacity is expressed only in the presence of a stimulatory protein, either Cap5A1 or Cap5A2, that enhances its affinity for the phosphoryl donor ATP. In fact, the last 27/29 amino acids of the C-terminal domain of either polypeptide are sufficient for stimulating Cap5B2 activity. The stimulation of Cap5B2 by Cap5A1 involves essentially three amino acid residues in a helix of Cap5A1 (Asp202, Glu203, and Asp205) and three residues in a helix (helix 7) of Cap5B2 (Glu190, Lys192, and Lys193), thus suggesting helix-helix interaction between these two proteins. This type of helix-helix interaction resembles the interaction required for the activation of MinD ATPase by MinE protein in the process of septum-site determination, MinD sharing sequence similarity with Cap5B2. Such activation mechanism is described here in a gram-positive bacterial tyrosine kinase, and differs from the activation mechanism previously proposed for gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, it appears that S. aureus, and possibly other gram-positive bacteria, utilizes a specific molecular mechanism for triggering protein-tyrosine kinase activity.
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- Didier Soulat
- Institute of Biology and Chemistry of Proteins, University of Lyon, CNRS, 69367 Lyon, France
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Harry E, Monahan L, Thompson L. Bacterial cell division: the mechanism and its precison. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2006; 253:27-94. [PMID: 17098054 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)53002-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The recent development of cell biology techniques for bacteria to allow visualization of fundamental processes in time and space, and their use in synchronous populations of cells, has resulted in a dramatic increase in our understanding of cell division and its regulation in these tiny cells. The first stage of cell division is the formation of a Z ring, composed of a polymerized tubulin-like protein, FtsZ, at the division site precisely at midcell. Several membrane-associated division proteins are then recruited to this ring to form a complex, the divisome, which causes invagination of the cell envelope layers to form a division septum. The Z ring marks the future division site, and the timing of assembly and positioning of this structure are important in determining where and when division will take place in the cell. Z ring assembly is controlled by many factors including negative regulatory mechanisms such as Min and nucleoid occlusion that influence Z ring positioning and FtsZ accessory proteins that bind to FtsZ directly and modulate its polymerization behavior. The replication status of the cell also influences the positioning of the Z ring, which may allow the tight coordination between DNA replication and cell division required to produce two identical newborn cells.
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- Elizabeth Harry
- Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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The site of cell division in bacterial cells is placed with high fidelity at a designated position, usually the midpoint of the cell. In normal cell division in Escherichia coli this is accomplished by the action of the Min proteins, which maintain a high concentration of a septation inhibitor near the ends of the cell, and a low concentration at midcell. This leaves the midcell site as the only available location for formation of the division septum. In other species, such as Bacillus subtilis, this general paradigm is maintained, although some of the proteins differ and the mechanisms used to localize the proteins vary. A second mechanism of negative regulation, the nucleoid-occlusion system, prevents septa forming over nucleoids. This system functions in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and is especially important in cells that lack the Min system or in cells in which nucleoid replication or segregation are defective. Here, we review the latest findings on these two systems.
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- Lawrence Rothfield
- Department of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
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Maple J, Aldridge C, Møller SG. Plastid division is mediated by combinatorial assembly of plastid division proteins. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 43:811-23. [PMID: 16146521 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2005.02493.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plastids arise by division from pre-existing organelles, and with the recent characterization of several new components of plastid division our understanding of the division process in higher plants has improved dramatically. However, it is still not known how these different protein components act together during division. Here we analyse protein-protein interactions between all known stromal plastid division proteins. Using a combination of quantitative yeast two-hybrid assays, in planta co-localization studies, fluorescence resonance energy transfer and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays we show that these proteins do not act in isolation but rather in protein complexes to govern appropriate plastid division. We have previously shown that AtMinD1 forms functional homodimers and we show here that in addition to homodimerization AtMinD1 also interacts with AtMinE1. Furthermore, AtMinE1 has the ability to homodimerize. We also demonstrate that proteins from both FtsZ families (AtFtsZ1-1 and AtFtsZ2-1) not only interact with themselves but also with each other, and we show that these interactions are not dependent on correct Z-ring formation. Further to this we demonstrate that ARC6 specifically interacts with the core domain of AtFtsZ2-1, but not with AtFtsZ1-1, providing in planta evidence for a functional difference between the two FtsZ protein families in plants. Our studies have enabled us to construct a meaningful intraplastidic protein-protein interaction map of all known stromal plastid division proteins in Arabidopsis.
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- Jodi Maple
- Department of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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Aldridge C, Møller SG. The plastid division protein AtMinD1 is a Ca2+-ATPase stimulated by AtMinE1. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:31673-8. [PMID: 16014621 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m505126200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bacteria and plastids divide symmetrically through binary fission by accurately placing the division site at midpoint, a process initiated by FtsZ polymerization, which forms a Z-ring. In Escherichia coli precise Z-ring placement at midcell depends on controlled oscillatory behavior of MinD and MinE: In the presence of ATP MinD interacts with the FtsZ inhibitor MinC and migrates to the membrane where the MinD-MinC complex recruits MinE, followed by MinD-mediated ATP hydrolysis and membrane release. Although correct Z-ring placement during Arabidopsis plastid division depends on the precise localization of the bacterial homologs AtMinD1 and AtMinE1, the underlying mechanism of this process remains unknown. Here we have shown that AtMinD1 is a Ca2+-dependent ATPase and through mutation analysis demonstrated the physiological importance of this activity where loss of ATP hydrolysis results in protein mislocalization within plastids. The observed mislocalization is not due to disrupted AtMinD1 dimerization, however; the active site AtMinD1(K72A) mutant is unable to interact with the topological specificity factor AtMinE1. We have shown that AtMinE1, but not E. coli MinE, stimulates AtMinD1-mediated ATP hydrolysis, but in contrast to prokaryotes stimulation occurs in the absence of membrane lipids. Although AtMinD1 appears highly evolutionarily conserved, we found that important biochemical and cell biological properties have diverged. We propose that correct intraplastidic AtMinD1 localization is dependent on AtMinE1-stimulated, Ca2+-dependent AtMinD1 ATP hydrolysis, ultimately ensuring precise Z-ring placement and symmetric plastid division.
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- Cassie Aldridge
- Department of Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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Zhou H, Lutkenhaus J. MinC mutants deficient in MinD- and DicB-mediated cell division inhibition due to loss of interaction with MinD, DicB, or a septal component. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:2846-57. [PMID: 15805531 PMCID: PMC1070367 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.8.2846-2857.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The min locus encodes a negative regulatory system that limits formation of the cytokinetic Z ring to midcell by preventing its formation near the poles. Of the three Min proteins, MinC is the inhibitor and prevents Z-ring formation by interacting directly with FtsZ. MinD activates MinC by recruiting it to the membrane and conferring a higher affinity on the MinCD complex for a septal component. MinE regulates the cellular location of MinCD by inducing MinD, and thereby MinC, to oscillate between the poles of the cell, resulting in a time-averaged concentration of MinCD on the membrane that is lowest at midcell. MinC can also be activated by the prophage-encoded protein DicB, which targets MinC to the septum without recruiting it first to the membrane. Previous studies have shown that the C-terminal domain of MinC is responsible for the interaction with MinD, DicB, and the septal component. In the present study, we isolated mutations in the C-terminal domain of MinC that affected its interaction with MinD, DicB, and the septal component. Among the mutations isolated, R133A and S134A are specifically deficient in the interaction with MinD, E156A is primarily affected in the interaction with DicB, and R172A is primarily deficient in the interaction with the septum. These mutations differentiate the interactions of MinC with its partners and further support the model of MinCD- and MinC-DicB-mediated cell division inhibition.
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- Huaijin Zhou
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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